Tags: Amusement Park Attraction, Water Ride.
Rumba Rapids is a rapids ride at Thorpe Park Chertsey Surrey. It opened in 1987 under the name of Thunder River and is the oldest ride currently still in service at Thorpe Park. In 2002 it was refurbished and along with other improvements its name was changed to Ribena Rumba Rapids because of its sponsor Ribena. In 2006 Ribena’s sponsorship contract ended and the ride was named simply Rumba Rapids for the 2007 season.